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The Star
11-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Star
Why is Jonathan Anderson's first Dior show at Paris Fashion Week so significant?
A model presents a creation by Dior Homme for the Spring/Summer 2026 collection as part of Paris Fashion Week. Photo: AFP It was the most eagerly awaited show of Paris Fashion Week Men's. And for the few days before it took place, Dior's new creative director Jonathan Anderson had been dropping clues on social media about the contents of his first collection for the fabled French house. In a virtual version of Hansel and Gretel, the 40-year-old Northern Irishman expertly teased fashion fans with little peeks of what is in store for them when he finally lifts the curtain. And even the invitation to the show in the 17th-century splendour of Les Invalides has gone viral. His eclectic clues started with him posting Andy Warhol's photographs of the American socialite Lee Radziwill – the sister of Jackie Kennedy – and artist Jean-Michel Basquiat. He said that both New Yorkers are his "epitome of style". While the trail of posts started in the Big Apple, it seemed to be ending at the Palace of Versailles outside Paris – particularly in the cutesy hamlet Marie Antoinette had built in the grounds so she could play at being a peasant. There were also snaps of a gilt clock in the Queen's Bedchamber, a Dior ring set in one of the hamlet's apple trees and a brilliantly witty measuring tape in the shape of a snail perched on a leaf. Read more: Jonathan Anderson will now lead Dior men's, women's and couture – can he do it? Tied in knots Anderson also posted two rather endearing videos of French football star Killian Mbappe putting on a tie and trying – and failing – to knot a dickie bow. "It is not that bad, no?" the Real Madrid star and Dior ambassador asked, before admitting the fail with a laugh, "It is (that bad)?" Anderson – a lover of literature – also seems to have returned to his homeland for inspiration, with three new versions of the brand's Book Tote bags. The first has "Dracula" in blood-red letters in a nod to Dublin writer Bram Stoker while the "Les Liaisons Dangereuses" bag pays homage to French novelist Pierre Choderlos De Laclos. The enigmatic invitation to the show – a porcelain plate adorned with three eggs – has already gone viral on social media. Anderson's arrival at Dior had been flagged for months after he turned around the rather fusty Spanish label Loewe, which is also owned by the French luxury giant LVMH. Just weeks after he was named to head Dior Homme, he was also appointed creative director of the Dior's women's collections and its haute couture. The last person to have such a free rein at the brand was its founder Christian Dior. Read more: A look back at Jonathan Anderson's star-studded legacy of dressing celebrities Tricky time With the luxury sector's once bumper profits plummeting, Anderson's appointment is an attempt to renew the fashion house after nine years under the Italian Maria Grazia Chiuri. Anderson, the son of former Irish rugby captain Willie Anderson, trained at the London School of Fashion after starting on the shop floor at a Dublin department store. His first big break was landing a job in Prada's marketing department before launching his own brand, JW Anderson, in 2008. "I think he is one of the most gifted talents of his generation," said Alice Feillard, men's buyer at Galeries Lafayette, Europe's biggest department store group. "We saw what he achieved at Loewe – a really remarkable and brilliant body of work." "He is one of the most talented and undoubtedly prolific designers of recent years," Adrien Communier, fashion editor for GQ France , said. "There is something childlike yet very intellectual" about his collections, he added. "Very cheeky, very bold... and really intriguing." Feillard said bringing together Dior's three lines "makes sense". "Dior Homme and Dior Femme are almost two different brands. I think now the real challenge for the brand is to establish a somewhat more coherent identity", she said. – AFP
Yahoo
02-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
A Look At A$AP Rocky And Rihanna's 2025 Paris Fashion Week
One of the industry's most fashionable couples, A$AP Rocky and Rihanna, made headlines this weekend thanks to their attendance at 2025 Paris Fashion Week, highlighting menswear. While the two 'Fashion Killas' are staples at several high end shows, son Riot tagging along made for some particularly adorable moments. The pair was first spotted at the Dior Homme show Friday (June 27) afternoon, where they rubbed shoulders with billionaire LVMH founder Bernard Arnault and wife Hélène Mercier, as well as other fashion-forward attendees and supporters. Later that evening, it was Rocky's time to shine, as the Harlem rhymer presented his AWGE Spring 2026 collection, his second after making his debut during last year's Paris Fashion Week. A pregnant Rihanna was in tow with baby Riot on her hip as she took her seat front row, taking in her man's hard work before he walked down the runway at the show's end. Check out snaps of the couple out and about in Paris, as well as several looks from Rocky's latest AWGE collection, below. More from Rihanna Reveals Her Go-To Karaoke Song By This R&B Newcomer Did A$AP Rocky Accidentally Reveal The Gender Of His Third Child With Rihanna? A$AP Rocky Wants Wayans-Sized Family With Rihanna Best of 10 Rap Albums Snubbed Of The Grammys' Album Of The Year Award 21 Black Entertainers Who Are Almost EGOT Winners 11 Black-Owned Games To Play At The Next Function Or Kick Back
Forbes
01-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
The Heart Of Men's Fashion Week S/S 2026 Was All In The Details
Models backstage at the Dior Homme spring ready-to-wear 2026 fashion show as part of Paris Men's Fashion Week. (Photo by Kuba Dabrowski/WWD via Getty Images) WWD via Getty Images Taking cues from womenswear—and the maximalist silhouettes that dominated the runways of New York, Paris, Milan and London last fall—the collection of garments displayed at Men's Fashion Week were nothing shy of experimental. Designers embracing experimentation struck an elegant balance between classic style staples and elevated craftsmanship with a modern use of innovative techniques, textures and textiles. Even before the run of back-to-back shows began, all attention was fixed upon Jonathan Anderson as followers of the fan-favorite designer eagerly anticipated what Loewe-honed distinction he would bring to his newly-appointed position as creative director of Dior. A model backstage at the Dior Homme spring ready-to-wear 2026 fashion show as part of Paris Men's Fashion Week. (Photo by Kuba Dabrowski/WWD via Getty Images) WWD via Getty Images Despite Dior's late show date at the tail end of Men's Fashion Week, the collection—the designer's first at the helm of the legacy French haute couture house—set the tone for the entire season. With exaggerates silhouettes and bold colorways, Anderson brought new whimsy to the traditionally formal structure of the Dior runway—honoring the brand's heritage with subtle references to archetypal men's suiting, knitwear and outerwear. Models backstage at the Dior Homme spring ready-to-wear 2026 fashion show as part of Paris Men's Fashion Week. (Photo by Kuba Dabrowski/WWD via Getty Images) WWD via Getty Images In a press, Dior defined its newest menswear collection through the lens of one central noun: joy. 'Joy in the art of dressing: a spontaneous, empathetic collusion of then and now, of relics of the past, things rediscovered in the archives, classic tropes of class, and pieces that have endured the test of time,' the brand said. A model backstage at the Dior Homme spring ready-to-wear 2026 fashion show as part of Paris Men's Fashion Week. (Photo by Kuba Dabrowski/WWD via Getty Images) WWD via Getty Images Anderson's 'reconstruction of formality'—another well-phrased description of the brand's newest collection courtesy of the brand's own promotional materials—anchors its playfulness with structurally surprising garments against casual menswear staples. Wide leg trousers copped to the ankle and adorned with cargo pockets; an oversized collar and bold-printed tie styled against a crisp button-up shirt; a sickly green sweater-coat hybrid layered over ripped jeans and striped tube socks—all demonstrated the directional shift Dior is taking towards the loud, the vibrant and the interesting. Echoing Anderson's playful use of textiles, Japanese luxury brand Sacai lined its Paris runway show with similarly creative looks that utilized an exaggerated sense of scale—adding colorful variety to an otherwise minimalistic palette of garments. The brand transformed timeless basics such as navy blue dress shirts and pinstriped blazers were reimagined with off-kilter cuts. Flipping the trouser pattern on its axis to dramatize its angularity and amplifying the width of a shirtsleeve to double its usual thickness were a few simple ways Sacai was able to integrate a new variety of shapes into conventional closet staples—disrupting both clothing symmetry and the expectation of audiences. In its show notes, Sacai—currently at the helm of founder Chitose Abe—described its menswear collection as a reinterpretation of traditional design archetypes in 'unexpected and disruptive ways.' 'By challenging conventional notions of fashion and blending disparate ideas into cohesive garments, Abe elevates design to a realm where the familiar meets the utterly unique,' the statement continues. 'Offering, a new perspective on clothing that is comforting in its familiarity and originality.' Several other brands including Jacquemus, Wooyoungmi, Craig Green, Saint Laurent, The Row, Giorgio Armani, Simon Cracker and Prada stood out as exemplifying the same use of unorthodox size, scale and shape within its most recent collections—adding to the noise of fun, fresh design and redefining a 'new normal' for the future of menswear.
Kuwait Times
30-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Kuwait Times
Capes, tailcoats and cravats: Dior gets its teeth into Dracula chic
For the last few days Dior's new creative director Jonathan Anderson has been dropping clues on social media about the contents of his first collection for the fabled French house. And the most eagerly awaited show of Paris Men's Fashion Week Friday certainly didn't disappoint, with a galaxy of stars descending on Les Invalides including 'Bond' star Daniel Craig, Robert Pattinson, singer Sabrina Carpenter, tennis legend Roger Federer and K pop stars Mingyu and Beomgyu. A heavily pregnant Rihanna -- for whom Anderson has made several stage costumes -- also arrived fashionably late with her husband ASAP Rocky. Anderson had led fashion fans on a virtual version of Hansel and Gretel in the run up to the show, expertly teasing them with little peeks of what was in store for them when he finally lifted the curtain. They included a Dior Book Tote emblazoned with 'Dracula' in blood-red letters in a nod to Dublin writer Bram Stoker. The gothic 19th-century inspiration was clear in the show, with capes, tailcoats and tweeds, waistcoats and Victorian high collars and cravats. 'Obsessed' 'I've always been obsessed by Dracula,' the designer told reporters. 'I never realized when I was young that Bram Stoker was Irish and I used to walk past his house without knowing.' The show opened with a male take on one of Christian Dior's most iconic dresses, La Cigale from 1952, which was in turn inspired by the decadence of the 18th-century French royal court at the Palace of Versailles. Anderson kept the aristocratic dandy theme going throughout the show, taking in Irish rakes and dashing English dukes, their dickie bows slightly askew after a long night on the tiles. He had posted two rather endearing videos of French football star Killian Mbappe before the show putting on a tie and trying -- and laughingly failing -- to knot a dickie bow. The designer said he saw some of the spirit of Christian Dior in the striker. British actor Robert Pattinson. British actor Daniel Craig. Emirati twins, Mohammed and Humaid Habdan from Dubai. Models present creations by Dior Homme for the Menswear Ready-to-wear Spring-Summer 2026 collection as part of the Paris Fashion Week in Paris.--AFP photos Mbappe's 'amazing smile' 'Mbappe has this amazing smile and a kindness to him,' Anderson said. 'Coming out of the war, the greatest attribute Dior had was empathy. That is quite rare in a couturier... (and yet) after the war he changed everything for everyone and for France.' Anderson told reporters before the show that he did not want to throw out the baby with the bathwater after being given unprecedented free rein over the brand. 'Some of my heroes, the greatest designers in history, have done Dior, and I don't want to be chopping it all down,' he said. Rather he wanted to 'decode and recode Dior without discarding all the great designers' who had worked for the label. Indeed, his 'Dracula' and 'Les Liaisons Dangereuses' Book Totes were a continuation of the 'amazing bag' his predecessor Italian Maria Grazia Chiuri had done, he said. The mixing up of clothing codes also had something of the Haitian-American artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, whom the designer had called an 'epitome of style' in an Instagram post in the run-up to the show. Anderson's arrival at Dior had been flagged for months after he turned around the rather fusty Spanish label Loewe, which is also owned by the French luxury giant LVMH. Just weeks after he was named to head Dior Homme, he was also appointed creative director of the Dior's women's collections and its haute couture. Changing of the guard With the luxury sector's once bumper profits plummeting, Anderson's appointment is an attempt to renew the fashion house after nine years under Chiuri. It also comes amid a major changing of the guard, with Belgian Matthieu Blazy, 41, taking over French rivals Chanel and iconic fashion editor Anna Wintour saying Thursday that she was stepping away from American Vogue to move upstairs in its parent group Conde Nast. Anderson, the son of former Irish rugby captain Willie Anderson, said that change was maybe no bad thing. 'The fashion industry is like a bonsai that might have gotten too big. We need to purify, to go back to what we like about it, which is making clothes,' he told the French daily Le Figaro. Trained at the London School of Fashion, his first big break was landing a job in Prada's marketing department before launching his own brand, JW Anderson, in 2008. 'I think he is one of the most gifted talents of his generation,' said Alice Feillard, men's buyer at Galeries Lafayette, Europe's biggest department store group. 'We saw what he achieved at Loewe -- a really remarkable and brilliant body of work.' 'There is something childlike yet very intellectual' about his collections, Adrien Communier, fashion editor for GQ France, told AFP. They are 'very cheeky, very bold... and really intriguing', he added.— AFP
Express Tribune
30-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Express Tribune
Matthew McConaughey and Camila Alves' chic coordinated looks at Paris Fashion Week
Matthew McConaughey and his wife, Camila Alves McConaughey, brought serious style to Paris Fashion Week as they stepped out in perfectly coordinated outfits for the Jacquemus Menswear Spring/Summer 2026 show. The pair turned heads in sleek monochrome looks, both wearing crisp white tailored blazers. Camila styled hers with white trousers and pointed heels for a streamlined, elegant finish. Meanwhile, Matthew added contrast by pairing his blazer with black pants and dress shoes, giving the couple's fashion moment a modern twist. The couple was seated in the front row, making a striking statement at one of the week's most anticipated shows. Fashion clearly runs in the family. Just days earlier, their 16-year-old son, Levi McConaughey, made his own splash at Paris Fashion Week, attending the Dior Homme Spring/Summer 2026 event. With his sharp looks and confident presence, Levi's resemblance to both parents was impossible to miss. Matthew and Camila, who met in 2006 and married in 2012, have remained a stylish and steady pair over the years. They share three children, Levi, Vida, and Livingston, and occasionally give the public a glimpse into their family life. One such moment came earlier this year when the whole family appeared together at the Mack, Jack & McConaughey Gala in Austin, Texas. Now approaching their 20th anniversary, the couple continues to shine both on and off the red carpet. Their Paris appearance was not only a fashion statement but also a reminder of the timeless charm they bring as a couple.
